2010 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
# 2010 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2010 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place March 10–13, 2010 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Had the #1 seed Sam Houston State not won the conference tournament, they would have received an automatic bid to the 2010 NIT.

## Format

The top eight teams, regardless of divisional standing, receive a berth in the conference tournament. The championship game was broadcast nationally on ESPN2.

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 10 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 10 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 10 | Semifinals Thursday, March 11 | Semifinals Thursday, March 11 | Semifinals Thursday, March 11 | Finals Saturday, March 13 | Finals Saturday, March 13 | Finals Saturday, March 13 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 62 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nicholls State | 57 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nicholls State | 57 | 1 | Sam Houston State | 88 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 85 | | | |
| 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 79 | 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 85 | | | |
| 5 | Texas State | $78^{OT}$ | | | | | | |
| 5 | Texas State | $78^{OT}$ | | | | 1 | Sam Houston State | 64 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 48 |
| 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 77 | | | | | | | 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 48 |
| 7 | Texas–Arlington | 54 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Texas–Arlington | 54 | 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 60 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 53 | | | |
| 3 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 78 | 3 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 53 | | | |
| 6 | UTSA | 66 | | | | | | |
